Badgered (2005)

Two crows disturb a badger's hibernation. The badger climbs out of its hole once to try to silence the crows. When that doesn't work, fate intervenes and the hill on which are the crow's ... See full summary »

Director:

Sharon Colman

Writer:

Sharon Colman

Stars:

Rupert Degas

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rupert Degas	...	All characters (voice)

Storyline

Two crows disturb a badger's hibernation. The badger climbs out of its hole once to try to silence the crows. When that doesn't work, fate intervenes and the hill on which are the crow's tree and the badger's lair becomes an underground missile silo. The badger investigates, and events move beyond its control. Is sleep in the offing?

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Plot Keywords:

badger | crow | tree | sleep | hill | 

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Taglines:

The tale of a badger who just wants the world to let him sleep.

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2005 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

£6,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

for Orca 1990-2004

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Connections

Featured in 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006)

User Reviews

Like Any Other Cute Short Seen On The Television

A six minute short with a simple plot about a badger being badgered by cawing crows who disturb his sleep, and the sudden arrival of a truck carrying nuclear missiles that conceals the weapons of mass destruction beneath the badger's abode under the ground.

I do believe this was intended to be another short meant for young children in schools that alluded to nuclear weaponry. It is well drawn and rather perfect for an animal tale. Oscar nomination probably wasn't in its mind and only came in as a surprise for the film. Truly Oscar-worthy hand-drawn animated movies are the ones made by Walt Disney, which are absolutely spectacular in its imagination. There was a Mickey tale which actually gave life to a train; imagine watching a train with eyes getting tired and tugging the tracks to reach the station. There is a lack of imagination in many animated films today and it is because many try to unnecessarily add metaphors and deeper meanings to the films.

My Rating: 5 out of 10